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Alvaranga, Lennox and Francis Davis v R

Court: 
Court of Appeal
Subject: 
Criminal Law
Catchwords: 

Criminal Law-Summation-Jury directions-Challenge to adequacy of judge's directions on inconsistencies and discrepancies-Whether jury was properly directed that the evidence of a witness could be rejected in its entirety

Bad character evidence-Interest to serve-Whether trial judge failed to give adequate cautionary direction-Impact on fairness of trial

Jury management-Juror-fear complaint-Inquiry conducted in absence of accused-Collective jury inquiry versus individual juror inquiry-Adequacy of investigation-Application for discharge of jury-Correct legal test for apparent bias-Impact on fairness of trial

Right to fair hearing-Independent and impartial tribunal-juror-fear complaint-Whether treatment of issue breached constitutional guarantees-Charter of fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act, section 16

Document Type:

Year: 
2026
Suit/Claim number: 
27 & 28/2018
Neutral Citation: 
[2026] JMCA Crim 5
Judge(s): 
Tie Powell